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Living Sys Vocab
Words and Definitions for Essential Vocabulary for Living Systems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cell | The basic unit of a living organism. It is composed of organelles that function to allow life. |
| Nucleus | The part of the cell that controls all the activities of the cell. |
| Cell Wall | The part of the cell that gives structure to the cell. It protects the cell. It is not found in animal cells. |
| Cell Membrane | The part of an animal or plant cell that controls what enters or leaves a cell--much like a filter. |
| choloroplast | The part of the plant cell where photosynthesis occurs. This is not found in an animal cell. |
| Cytoplasm | The jelly-like substance inside the cell that supports the cell's organelles. |
| Vacuole | The organelle that stores water and waste. It is much larger in a plant cell as it also provides support to the plant when it is full. |
| Plant | A major classification of Kingdoms. A multi-celled (multicellular)organism that can makes its own food through the process of photsynthesis. |
| Animal | A major classification of Kingdoms. A multi-celled (multicellular) organism that can move on its own. Animals consume other organisms. Animals are the most complex of the kingdoms. |
| Vascular Plant | A plant that has internal tubes to transport water up and food down. Roots, stems, and leaves are present. |
| Nonvascular Plant | A plant that has no internal tubes so it must absorb water from its environment. |
| Vertebrate | An animal with a backbone. |
| Invertebrate | An animal without a backbone. |
| physical adaptation | some type of change made to a part of the body to allow the organism to survive in its environment |
| behavioral adaptation | a behavior in response to its environment to allow the organism to survive |
| decomposer | an organism that feeds off of dead or decaying material |
| consumer | organisms that get their energy from other organisms. Consumers take in food from outside of themselves. |
| producer | an organism that makes its own food |
| omnivore | an animal that eats food from both plants and animals |
| carnivore | an animal that gets food by eating other animals |
| herbivore | an animal that gets food from eating plants |
| dependent variable | what may change as a result of the independent variable |
| independent variable | what the experimenter changes for an expected result |
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